ch 6

Question 1

Called “The Dark Continent”

Answer 1

Africa

Question 2

why was africa mostly unknown to the world until the 19th century

Answer 2

because of geography, climate, and size

Question 3

largest desert in the world; covers the majority of North Africa

Answer 3

Sahara

Question 4

second largest desert in the world

Answer 4

Kalahari Desert

Question 5

most common climate (after desert); rough terrain with some plant life and long rainy and dry seasons

Answer 5

Savanna

Question 6

longest mountain range

Answer 6

Atlas Mountains

Question 7

tallest mountain in africa

Answer 7

Mt. Kilimanjaro

Question 8

longest river

Answer 8

Nile

Question 9

largest lake; source of the Nile River

Answer 9

Lake Victoria

Question 10

the largest rift in the earth’s surface

Answer 10

Great Rift Valley

Question 11

tear or break in the earth’s surface

Answer 11

Rift

Question 12

what is great rift valley caused by

Answer 12

the flood

Question 13

Covers most of the Middle East and Eastern Africa

Answer 13

Great Rift Valley

Question 14

Descendants of Ham

Answer 14

Phut

Question 15

paintings and drawings show they were advanced in art, politics, music etc

Answer 15

the phuts

Question 16

greatest civilization in the interior of ancient Africa (modern day Sudan)

Answer 16

Cush

Question 17

Cushite warrior who conquered Egypt

Answer 17

Piankhi

Question 18

Two other names for cush

Answer 18

Nubia or Ethiopia

Question 19

Helped rescue the prophet Jeremiah from prison

Answer 19

Ebed-Melech

Question 20

Led to Christ by the Apostle Philip

Answer 20

Ethiopian Eunuch

Question 21

first african on record to become a christian

Answer 21

Ethiopian Eunuch

Question 22

East of Cush; modern day Ethiopia

Answer 22

Sabaea

Question 23

Other names for Sabaea

Answer 23

Seba and Kingdom of Aksum

Question 24

Two Roman Christian slaves who brought the gospel to Ethiopia in AD 300s

Answer 24

Edesius and Frumentius

Question 25

church that was created in cush

Answer 25

orthodox

Question 26

influential centers of christianity

Answer 26

alexandria, cyrene, carthage

Question 27

from Cyrene in Lybia; carried the cross of Christ

Answer 27

Simon of Cyrene

Question 28

Church leaders from Carthage were martyred for their faith

Answer 28

Turtullian and Cyprian

Question 29

Who wrote the oldest surviving christian hymn and what is it called?

Answer 29

Clement of Alexandria ; “Shepherd of Tender Youth”

Question 30

church father known for defending the deity of Christ

Answer 30

Athanasius

Question 31

Bishop of the Christian church who defended the Gospel; great influence on future Protestant leaders

Answer 31

Augustine of Hippo

Question 32

known for extensive trade with Asia and the Middle East

Answer 32

People of Punt

Question 33

traded with Arabia for gold and slaves; ruled from A.D. 300-1200

Answer 33

Ghana

Question 34

ruled after Ghana fell

Answer 34

Mali

Question 35

Greatest ruler of Mahi empire

Answer 35

Mansa Musa

Question 36

Important trading center in Mali

Answer 36

Timbuktu

Question 37

ruled in West Africa

Answer 37

Songhai

Question 38

Monopolized trade across the Sahara

Answer 38

Songhai

Question 39

one of the greatest rulers of the Songhai empire

Answer 39

Askia the Great

Question 40

led Kingdom of Benin

Answer 40

King Ewuare (the greatest ruler)

Question 41

largest central African kingdom until the 1700s; Zimbabwe was their capital

Answer 41

Kingdom of the Kongo

Question 42

Natural things and animals are inhabited by spirits

Answer 42

Animism